text The ugly history of beautiful things : essays on desire and consumption
- Summary
- In these deeply researched essays, a Paris Review contributor blends science, history, and memoir to explore human obsession with gorgeous things, exposing the fraught histories of makeup, silk, jewels, perfume, and other objects, helping readers ... Read more
- Contents
- The mercurial charms of the mirror: on seeing and being seen -- Mouth full of petals, veins full of wax: on stealing, eating, praying, and playing with flowers -- Bright blue, cursed cuts: on gemstones, worry stones, and her majesty the diamond --... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- x, 262 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster 2023
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Kingsley Branch Library | 111 KEL in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-KBL | 111 KEL in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
Aesthetics Social aspects
Consumption (Economics) Psychological aspects
Consumer goods Psychological aspects
Material culture Psychological aspects
HISTORY / Social History
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays
Aesthetics Social aspects
Consumer goods Psychological aspects
Consumption (Economics) Psychological aspects
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| Library | Location | Status |
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| Kingsley Branch Library | 111 KEL in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
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